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Introducing Hungary's Richest Man: Mr. Sándor Demján
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“For money one needs to have a strong character”- said one of the richest businessmen in Hungary Mr. Sándor Demján, who celebrated his 70th birthday on the 14th of May. Mr. Demjan, an investor and philanthropist is undeniably a living legend, finding the way to succeed next to all the tough leaders of the country starting from János Kádár, through Gyula Horn, up until the present Viktor Orbán.
Hay Festival Budapest Program: 19 - 21 May
- 18 May 2013 5:00 AM
- community & culture
On 19 May, Sunday and on Whitsun Monday, there will also be a wide variety of programmes at Hay Festival Budapest for the culture-loving audience. György Dragomán hosts a wine-tasting event and a free poetic walk. The festival’s guests will be the prominent Australian feminist author Germaine Greer and Jaap Scholten, the Dutch writer living in Budapest, and the British Peter Florence, founder and ...
Kafka And Son Is Coming To Budapest On 18 May
- 18 May 2013 5:00 AM
- entertainment
At the age of 36 Franz Kafka was still living at home, a petty bureaucrat, a failed artist and timid Jewish son. Ruling and ruining his life was his overbearing father, Hermann. What to do? Kafka wrote, in this case a 50 page letter to his father in which he reveals deep connections between his life and his fiction. As he confesses in the letter “All my writing was about you.” Adapted from this ...
Xpat Interview: Philippe Godard, Former General Manager, Sofitel Budapest
- 16 May 2013 12:00 PM
The leading of the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge will be in the new and sophisticated hands of Philippe Godard, the new General Manager of the luxury hotel Philippe Godard has 20 years of international experience in Hospitality.
Now On: Hands-On Art For All, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Organised in conjunction with the Kézzelfogható Foundation and linked to the European Equal Opportunities Day, the Museum of Fine Arts will host a hands-on exhibition, a conference and interactive creative workshops. The special exhibition, running from 2nd May, is aimed at providing the opportunity for visually impaired and blind people to share in the exhibition experience with the sighted and ...
Xpat Opinion: Rogan Forced To Sell Louis Vuitton Bag To Feed Family
- 12 May 2013 1:00 AM
- shopping
Just kidding – he sold it due to “unjust media attacks,” according to which the bag costs at least 1840 USD, while the average Hungarian is living on 400 per month.
Breakfast For Bikers At 26 Budapest Locations & In 11 Other Towns In Hungary
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
200 activists from the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club served breakfast to people who cycled to work today as part of the Bike to Work (Bringázz a Munkába!) campaign, which is also supported by the Ministry of National Development.
Invitation: Artus Company: Ulysses’ Living Room, Budapest, 12 May
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"We are all Odyssey-Ulysses. Deep inside we are always on the road, and our world becomes complete when we finally arrive home. The myth of eternal return raises one of the most fundamental questions of mankind. Where is man heading, being on the road all his life? The company look into issues of eternal return and endless journey along Joyce’s mentality – focusing on the unity underlying inner ...
Invitation: 'Summer Dialogues...', Thalia Theatre Budapest, 3 - 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:03 AM
- entertainment
Inspired by a true story, “The play, Dickensian in an Eastern European way, with a fierce, lean poetry, is a vivid portrait...” writes The Chicago Sun Times. After its UK premier, a play by one of Europe’s most exciting playwrights, Andras Visky, will comes to Budapest, staged by a collective of London-based Eastern European artists. Pre-show backstage tour in English at the Mikroszinpad on ...
Introducing Hungary's Richest Man: Mr. Sándor Demján
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“For money one needs to have a strong character”- said one of the richest businessmen in Hungary Mr. Sándor Demján, who celebrated his 70th birthday on the 14th of May. Mr. Demjan, an investor and philanthropist is undeniably a living legend, finding the way to succeed next to all the tough leaders of the country starting from János Kádár, through Gyula Horn, up until the present Viktor Orbán.
Hay Festival Budapest Program: 19 - 21 May
- 18 May 2013 5:00 AM
- community & culture
On 19 May, Sunday and on Whitsun Monday, there will also be a wide variety of programmes at Hay Festival Budapest for the culture-loving audience. György Dragomán hosts a wine-tasting event and a free poetic walk. The festival’s guests will be the prominent Australian feminist author Germaine Greer and Jaap Scholten, the Dutch writer living in Budapest, and the British Peter Florence, founder and ...
Kafka And Son Is Coming To Budapest On 18 May
- 18 May 2013 5:00 AM
- entertainment
At the age of 36 Franz Kafka was still living at home, a petty bureaucrat, a failed artist and timid Jewish son. Ruling and ruining his life was his overbearing father, Hermann. What to do? Kafka wrote, in this case a 50 page letter to his father in which he reveals deep connections between his life and his fiction. As he confesses in the letter “All my writing was about you.” Adapted from this ...
Xpat Interview: Philippe Godard, Former General Manager, Sofitel Budapest
- 16 May 2013 12:00 PM
The leading of the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge will be in the new and sophisticated hands of Philippe Godard, the new General Manager of the luxury hotel Philippe Godard has 20 years of international experience in Hospitality.
Now On: Hands-On Art For All, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Organised in conjunction with the Kézzelfogható Foundation and linked to the European Equal Opportunities Day, the Museum of Fine Arts will host a hands-on exhibition, a conference and interactive creative workshops. The special exhibition, running from 2nd May, is aimed at providing the opportunity for visually impaired and blind people to share in the exhibition experience with the sighted and ...
Xpat Opinion: Rogan Forced To Sell Louis Vuitton Bag To Feed Family
- 12 May 2013 1:00 AM
- shopping
Just kidding – he sold it due to “unjust media attacks,” according to which the bag costs at least 1840 USD, while the average Hungarian is living on 400 per month.
Breakfast For Bikers At 26 Budapest Locations & In 11 Other Towns In Hungary
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
200 activists from the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club served breakfast to people who cycled to work today as part of the Bike to Work (Bringázz a Munkába!) campaign, which is also supported by the Ministry of National Development.
Invitation: Artus Company: Ulysses’ Living Room, Budapest, 12 May
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"We are all Odyssey-Ulysses. Deep inside we are always on the road, and our world becomes complete when we finally arrive home. The myth of eternal return raises one of the most fundamental questions of mankind. Where is man heading, being on the road all his life? The company look into issues of eternal return and endless journey along Joyce’s mentality – focusing on the unity underlying inner ...
Invitation: 'Summer Dialogues...', Thalia Theatre Budapest, 3 - 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:03 AM
- entertainment
Inspired by a true story, “The play, Dickensian in an Eastern European way, with a fierce, lean poetry, is a vivid portrait...” writes The Chicago Sun Times. After its UK premier, a play by one of Europe’s most exciting playwrights, Andras Visky, will comes to Budapest, staged by a collective of London-based Eastern European artists. Pre-show backstage tour in English at the Mikroszinpad on ...